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Fallacies of Distraction

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dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu - 20 Apr 2005 17:05 GMT
By Stephen Downes
http://www.datanation.com/fallacies

Fallacies of Distraction

False Dilemma:
two choices are given when in fact there are three options

Argument From Ignorance:
because something is not known to be true, it is assumed to be false

Slippery Slope:
a series of increasingly unacceptable consequences is drawn

Complex Question:
two unrelated points are conjoined as a single proposition

http://www.datanation.com/fallacies
By Stephen Downes
PaulKing - 20 Apr 2005 21:38 GMT
So true.

Slippery Slope:
a series of increasingly unacceptable consequences is drawn

This is the most common with 'aids' believers.

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